STAND. COM. REP. NO. 260

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1169
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No.
1169 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REALLOCATION OF VACANT
     LIBRARY POSITIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend the authority of the
State Librarian to administratively reallocate vacant positions
and to establish temporary positions until 2002.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Department of Education and Information Services.  The Hawaii
Government Employees Association testified in opposition to the
bill.

     Your Committee finds that the state budget crisis has
impacted the Hawaii Public Library System more than many other
state agencies.  The flexibility given to reallocate vacant
positions and to establish temporary positions will enable it to
more effectively cope with this difficult situation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1169 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Labor and Public Employment.


 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education,



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair